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Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari hailed the impact of his young players after a last-gasp win at Real Betis on Sunday.

Former Betis player Dani Ceballos struck with an 88th-minute free-kick as Madrid snatched a 2-1 victory at the Benito Villamarín Stadium to move back into the top four in LaLiga.

It was a win achieved without a number of senior stars as the likes of Gareth Bale, Marco Asensio and Lucas Vazquez were absent through injury or suspension.

Karim Benzema was also forced off at half-time after landing awkwardly on his hand and suffering a broken finger.

Youngster Vinicius Junior impressed for Madrid (Miguel Morenatti/AP)

“There is also great value for the young guys who have come in and played with the first team this season.

“In a squad full of established players, it’s a tricky thing to do, but we had to bring in some of the younger guys. Cristo, Brahim (Diaz), (Federico) Valverde, (Sergio) Reguilon, Vinicius (Junior) – all players aged under 21, some very young players.

“They’ve finished the match today and in these kind of circumstances and it’s good news for the club.”

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Betis had looked like claiming a point after Sergio Canales cancelled out Luka Modric’s superb early opener until substitute Ceballos had the final word.